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Humphrey Elementary

Q: Is Humphrey Elementary a good school?

Humphrey Elementary ranks 584 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

584^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Humphrey Elementary is a public elementary school located in Waverly, Minnesota, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 274 students. The school is part of the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School District, which is ranked 265 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Humphrey Elementary has shown fluctuating academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 52nd out of 840 schools in 2014-2015 (5-star rating) to 592nd out of 881 schools in 2023-2024 (2-star rating). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math (50%) and Reading (34%) are higher than the district average but lower than the state average. The school's performance on the MCA-III assessments varies across grade levels, with 3rd-grade students generally outperforming their 4th-grade counterparts in both Math and Reading.

Compared to nearby schools, Discovery Elementary and Montrose Elementary School of Innovation have shown more consistent academic performance, with proficiency rates closer to or exceeding the state averages. Humphrey Elementary's higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to the state average may be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance, as research has shown that socioeconomic status can significantly impact student learning and achievement.

243

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,301

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

803 Elm Ave
Waverly, MN 55390-0248

(320) 543-4680

District: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

Students who attend Humphrey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
High:	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.0%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 61 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg47%

584^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 61 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

265^th of 446Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	584 of 872	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	592 of 881	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	397 of 845	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	529 of 858	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.7	261 of 869	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	288 of 870	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	304 of 847	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.2	261 of 853	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.2	282 of 848	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	85.4	52 of 840	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	76.8	143 of 826	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	199 of 824	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	85.5	34 of 820	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	46 of 814	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	76.5	118 of 803	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	65.1	280 of 781	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.3	203 of 777	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	65.1	265 of 756	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.5	78 of 685	88.6%	★★★★☆
2004	76.9	101 of 676	85.1%	★★★★☆
2003	67.0	216 of 674	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	459 of 799	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	584 of 809	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	505 of 787	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	596 of 799	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.2	253 of 783	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	333 of 787	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	317 of 774	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	449 of 764	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	357 of 793	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	291 of 774	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	74 of 740	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.9	134 of 728	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	631 of 812	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	530 of 826	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.4	271 of 799	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	340 of 808	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	289 of 784	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	219 of 798	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	269 of 779	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	626 of 714	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	681 of 730	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	533 of 712	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	636 of 725	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.0	322 of 710	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	401 of 722	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	383 of 712	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math50%+5 vs state

Reading34%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	803 Elm Ave	Waverly	55390	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4680	243	19	12.7	29.6%	204 (84.0%)	4 (1.6%)	26 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	38.1	584^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.0%		38.2	592^nd of 881 public elementary schools	32.8%	8	63.8	36.2		50.0	40.4	27.7		34.0	$11,301
Montrose Elementary School of Innov	Public	PK, KG-5	100 2nd St S	Montrose	55363	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8345	363	25	14.4	45.7%	307 (84.6%)	14 (3.9%)	29 (8.0%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	59.6	376^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.9%		48.3	510^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.1%	134	66.7	60.0	33.3	53.5	45.0	55.4	55.2	51.7	$13,186
Journeys Alternative Program	Public	K-8	720 9th Ave	Howard Lake	55349	Wright County	Meeker And Wright Special Education	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-1122	9	4	2.3	66.7%	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)
Winsted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	431 4th St N	Winsted	55395	McLeod County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4690	213	15	13.8	39.9%	193 (90.6%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	33.5	616^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.4%		51.6	475^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.1%	141	45.0	40.4		42.5	22.5	46.8		35.6	$12,107
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	301 2nd Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8400	257	15	16.6	16.0%	252 (98.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	51.4	464^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.8%		45.5	541^st of 881 public elementary schools	38.6%	77	61.0	50.0	25.0	44.8	46.3	42.5	63.6	51.2	$12,939
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	207 3rd St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8500	348	27	12.8	42.8%	286 (82.2%)	7 (2.0%)	26 (7.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	44.3	527^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.6%		58.6	392^nd of 881 public elementary schools	55.5%	135	50.0	35.9	43.1	43.4	40.6	36.5	59.3	45.7	$13,171
Northwinds Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 7th Ave NW	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8800	419	28	14.8	25.8%	394 (94.0%)	7 (1.7%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	67.3	296^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.1%		75	200^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.3%	96	76.2	61.6	47.9	61.4	46.9	45.2	66.2	52.9	$11,493
Tatanka Elementary STEM School	Public	K-5	703 8th St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8600	393	26	14.8	35.1%	301 (76.6%)	32 (8.1%)	24 (6.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	42.5	544^th of 872 public elementary schools	37.6%		29.4	659^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.2%	115	53.6	54.7	26.4	43.1	44.6	35.9	50.0	44.1	$10,828
Delano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	678 Tiger Dr	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 972-6200	744	48	15.5	14.1%	662 (89.0%)	11 (1.5%)	35 (4.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)								(n/a)	72.0			72.0	64.8			64.8	$11,974
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Paul Ave	Watertown	55388	Carver County	Watertown-Mayer Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 955-0300	482	31	15.5	30.3%	429 (89.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	82.5	117^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.6%		79.1	151^st of 881 public elementary schools	82.9%	34	71.8	68.7		70.3	59.2	67.7		63.4	$10,255

Frequently Asked Questions about Humphrey Elementary

Is Humphrey Elementary a good school?

Humphrey Elementary ranks 584^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Humphrey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Humphrey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
High : Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.

What district is Humphrey Elementary in?

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

What is the racial makeup of Humphrey Elementary?

Students at Humphrey Elementary are 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Humphrey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Humphrey Elementary.

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